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Casey Anthony Trial: Jury Deliberations Begin

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July 4 2011, Published 12:45 p.m. ET

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by Breaking Celebrity News Staff

After 33 days of testimony and a day and a half of closing arguments, the Casey Anthony case is finally in the hands of the jury.

Anthony is accused of killing her two-year-old daughter Caylee and then disposing of her body. Her defense claims Caylee accidentally drowned and her mother panicked and with the help of her father George, hid the body.

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This morning's session began at 8:30 am with the prosecutor giving his rebuttal to yesterday's closing defense argument. Jeff Ashton called the defense's claim that Caylee had drown "absurd."

Defense attorney Jose Baez moved for a mistrial, and Judge Blevin Perry immediately responded, "motion for mistrial is denied."

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The judge then gave the jury detailed instructions about each of the pending charges, which include murder, aggravated assault and providing false information to law enforcement officers.